Investigation results

For each complaint it receives, the Québec Ombudsman determines whether the complaint is admissible, and if it is, whether it will investigate. When the investigation is over, and the finding is that error or injustice occurred, we send our recommendations to the competent authorities so that the problem or situation brought to light can be corrected. Here are some real-life cases that show how our investigations were carried out and the resulting recommendations.

The hearing aid of a woman living at an intermediate resource (IR) broke because it was mishandled. The IR felt that it was not responsible for the accident and refused to compensate her. A family member complained to the Québec Ombudsman.

A citizen could not correct certain information entered in his Registraire des entreprises (REQ) file. When he contacted REQ to solve the problem, he discovered that his enterprise’s registration had been cancelled. He complained to the Québec Ombudsman.